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World Bank Grants “Green Team” Award to Great Green Wall Initiative

27 February 2013: The World Bank has granted the "Green Team Award" to the Sahel and West Africa Program in Support of the Great Green Wall Initiative (SAWAP/GGWI), in recognition of its work in 12 African countries to address land degradation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as biodiversity and forests.

SAWAP/GGWI is collaborative project between the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the World Bank which addresses: the integration of environmental aspects and natural capital in the development agenda; the inclusion a multi-stakeholder dialogue to ensure country ownership; and the deployment of scaled-up investments based on successful experiences on the ground. The programme is funded by $108 million in GEF grant resources, leveraging a co-financing of $1.8 billion dollars, and implementation is supported by the African Union (AU).